Magnetic Wallpaper Systems

Abstract

A magnetic wallpaper system designed to easily install and remove wallpaper without damaging either the wallpaper or the surface of the wall. Such magnetic wallpaper may be printed for personally customized designs or images. Also such magnetic wallpaper may be printed to reflect a season, holiday, event, etc., and be easily changed according to the desired theme for a room.

1 ) A method, relating to covering building walls and related essentially flat surfaces using rolls of flexible wall-coverings, comprising the steps of:
 a) unrolling and cutting strips of such wall-coverings;   b) securely attaching such cut strips, in a non-wetted condition, to respective portions of surfaces to be covered;   c) wherein such strips may be unattached from such surfaces without harm to such strips and such surfaces.   
     
     
         2 ) The method according to  claim 1 , wherein such attached strips may be moved after being so unattached and re-used on another such surfaces. 
     
     
         3 ) The method according to  claim 1 , further comprising the step of magnetically preparing respective portions of surfaces to be covered with magnetic paint; wherein such strips of such wall-coverings comprise at least one magnetic material. 
     
     
         4 ) The method according to  claim 2 , further comprising the step of magnetically preparing respective portions of surfaces to be covered with magnetic paint; wherein such strips of such wall-coverings comprise at least one magnetic material. 
     
     
         5 ) A method, relating to covering building walls and related essentially flat surfaces, comprising the step(s) of:
 a) providing at least one plurality of adjoinable, flexible, wall-covering strips; and   b) securely attaching, in an adjoining relation, at least two such wall-covering strips, in a non-wetted condition, to respective portions of surfaces to be covered.   
     
     
         6 ) The method according to  claim 5 , further comprising the step(s) of removing such at least two such wall-covering strips, also in a non-wetted condition without harm to such at least two wall-covering strips and such surfaces. 
     
     
         7 ) The method according to  claim 6 , further comprising the step of magnetically preparing respective portions of surfaces to be covered with magnetic paint; wherein such wall-covering strips comprise at least one magnetic material. 
     
     
         8 ) The method according to  claim 7 , further comprising the step of magnetically preparing respective portions of surfaces to be covered with magnetic paint; wherein such wall-covering strips comprise at least one magnetic material. 
     
     
         9 ) A method, relating to covering building walls and related essentially flat surfaces, comprising the steps of:
 a) providing magnetically preparing respective portions of surfaces to be covered;   b) providing at least one plurality of magnetic, flexible, wall-covering strips wherein such strips may be magnetically attached to such surfaces to be covered; and   c) securely attaching, in an adjoining relation, at least two such wall-covering strips, in a non-wetted condition, to respective portions of surfaces to be covered.   
     
     
         10 ) A wall-covering system, relating to covering at least one portion of at least one wall, said system comprising:
 a) at least one plurality of flexible-material, wall-covering strips adjoined to cover at least one substantial portion of such at least one wall; and   b) at least one releasable attachment system positioned immediately adjacent such at least one substantial portion of such at least one wall;   c) wherein said releasable attachment system is structured and arranged to permit non-destructive removal of such wall-covering strips from such at least one portion of such at least one wall.   
     
     
         11 ) The wall-covering system according to  claim 10 , wherein such removed wall-covering strips are structured and arranged to be re-used. 
     
     
         12 ) The wall-covering system according to  claim 11 , wherein such wall-covering strips comprise at least one printable surface. 
     
     
         13 ) The wall-covering system according to  claim 12 , wherein said at least one printable surface comprises printed photography. 
     
     
         14 ) The wall-covering system according to  claim 12 , wherein said at least one printable surface comprises printed art. 
     
     
         15 ) The wall-covering system according to  claim 11 , wherein said at least one printable surface comprises at least one portion of at least one serial theme. 
     
     
         16 ) The wall-covering system according to  claim 15 , wherein said at least one serial theme relates to at least one of the group consisting essentially of:
 a) at least one convention;   b) at least one holiday;   c) at least one season;   d) at least one celebration;   e) at least one event;   f) at least one honoring of at least one individual;   g) at least one honoring of at least one relationship;   h) at least one educational theme;   i) at least one advertisement.   
     
     
         17 ) The wall-covering system according to  claim 10 , wherein said at least one wall-covering is attachable to at least one magnetically prepared wall. 
     
     
         18 ) The wall-covering system according to  claim 10 , wherein said at least one wall cover is cut from a roll of flexible material. 
     
     
         19 ) The wall-covering system according to  claim 10 , further comprising the at least one portion of at least one wall;
 wherein said at least one portion of at least one wall is covered using wall-coverings comprising at least one printed surface; said printed surface comprising at least one portion of at least one serial theme.   
     
     
         20 ) A method of wallpapering at least one portion of at least one wall comprising the step(s) of:
 a) providing materials to magnetically prepare such at least one portion of at least one wall;   b) providing at least one wall cover comprising at least one releasable attachment system to attach such at least one wall cover to such magnetically prepared at least one portion of at least one wall;   c) attaching such at least one wall cover to such at least one magnetically prepared at least one portion of at least one wall.   
     
     
         21 ) The method according to  claim 20 , wherein the step of providing at least one wall cover comprises the step(s) of providing selecting at least one image to be printed on such at least one wall cover. 
     
     
         22 ) The method according to  claim 21 , wherein the step of providing at least one wall cover further comprises the step(s) of providing assisting renting such at least one wall cover. 
     
     
         23 ) The method according to  claim 21 , wherein the step of providing selecting at least one image to be printed on such at least one wall cover comprises the step(s) of providing assisting printing at least one advertisement on such at least one wall cover. 
     
     
         24 ) A wall-covering system, relating to covering at least one portion of at least one wall, said system comprising:
 a) wall-covering means for substantially covering at least one portion of at least one wall;   b) wherein said wall-covering means comprises attaching means for attaching said wall-covering means to such at least one portion of at least one wall;   c) wherein said attaching means comprises releaser means for releasing said wall-covering means from such at least one portion of at least one wall; and   d) wherein said attaching means are substantially retained even after said wall-covering means is released from such at least one portion of at least one wall.   
     
     
         25 ) A wall-covering system, relating to covering at least one portion of at least one wall, said system comprising:
 a) at least one wall cover to cover at least one portion of at least one wall;   b) wherein said at least one wall cover comprises at least one attacher to attach said wall cover to such at least one portion of at least one wall;   c) wherein said attacher comprises at least one releaser to release said wall cover from such at least one portion of at least one wall; and   d) wherein said attacher is substantially retained even after said wall cover is released from such at least one portion of at least one wall.   
     
     
         26 ) The method according to  claim 1 , wherein such wall-covering comprises at least one printable surface. 
     
     
         27 ) The method according to  claim 26 , wherein such at least one printable surface comprises printed photography. 
     
     
         28 ) The method according to  claim 26 , wherein such at least one printable surface comprises printed art. 
     
     
         29 ) The method according to  claim 26 , wherein such at least one printable surface comprises at least one portion of at least one serial theme. 
     
     
         30 ) The method according to  claim 29 , wherein such at least one serial theme relates to at least one of the group consisting essentially of:
 a) at least one convention;   b) at least one holiday;   c) at least one season;   d) at least one celebration;   e) at least one event;   f) at least one honoring of at least one individual;   g) at least one honoring of at least one relationship;   h) at least one educational theme;   i) at least one advertisement.   
     
     
         31 ) The system according to  claim 10 , wherein said flexible-material, wall-covering strips comprise at least one sheet magnet layer less than about 20 mil. 
     
     
         32 ) The system according to  claim 10 , wherein said flexible-material, wall-covering strips comprise at least one sheet magnet layer less than about 15 mil in thickness.